Body Snatchers! Four of Nature’s Freakiest Parasites | Deep Look

Zombies, vampires and mind-controlling body snatchers aren’t just fantastical creatures from horror movies. In nature, a fungus can control the mind of a fruit fly, a hairworm can hijack a cricket’s brain and body, tiny vampire-like mites feast on honeybees, and a tiny parasite can sabotage a monarch butterfly’s metamorphosis. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 This fruit fly is infiltrated by a powerful parasite 04:34 This hairworm wants to be eaten 08:37 These tiny mites can kill a beehive 14:42 These parasites mess with monarchs #deeplook #4knature #nature #4kvideo 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@KQEDDeepLook?sub_confirmation=1 ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2026/10/27/body-snatchers-four-of-natures-freakiest-parasites/ ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: Copycats! This Ant Is Surrounded By Imposters https://youtu.be/3tmPS1p-vEQ Can You Spot These Insane Camouflaged Animals? https://youtu.be/Gpvc5ZX5B08 5 Tiny Pests That Could Be In Your Home Right Now https://youtu.be/xbW0dUfKOkk ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Name Alex Butler Bridget Kelly Burt Humburg Carrie Mukaida Christopher Williams Companion Cube Craig Rosa Cristen Rasmussen Daisuke Goto David Deshpande Duane Westhoff El Samuels Elena De La Paz Elizabeth Ann Ditz Giancarlo Yzcali Lizarraga J Schumacher Jeremiah Sullivan Julia Karen Reynolds KayLa Laurel Przybylski Levi Cai Louis O'Neill manamonarch Marilyn Schiffman Mehdi Noreen Herrington R Roberta K Wright STEPHANIE DOLE The Mighty X Titania Juang Wade Tregaskis Wised1000 wormy boi xkymon ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: / deeplookofficial Patreon: / deeplook Instagram: / kqedscience Twitter/X: / kqedscience ---+ About KQED: KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #insects #wildlife #bugs #4kvideo #deeplook #kqed


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